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Some Huntington Bancshares customers have been having trouble accessing their accounts online as
banks across the country continue to deal with a flurry of website problems, the bank said
yesterday.

The bank would not say what the problem is, but noted that it and other U.S. banks know of
groups that have been trying to interfere with banking websites.

“Huntington, like some other U.S. banks, is aware of outside groups that may be affecting online
banking access, and we’re taking appropriate action to resolve it,” the bank said in a statement. “
Some customers may be experiencing temporary disruption of online banking access. The security of
their online information is our top priority. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate
their patience.”

The bank has been responding to customers on Twitter by telling them that if they need
assistance to go to a branch office or call the bank’s customer-service operations at
1-800-480-2265.

Several big banks have noted recently that they have seen an unusually high volume of traffic at
their Internet connections that is consistent with threatened cyberattacks on the U.S. banking
system designed to cause delays for customers.

Earlier this month, PNC sent an email to customers about steps it was taking to protect its
website from threatened attacks.

Other banks that have been hit over the past several months reportedly include Bank of America,
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and SunTrust Bank. The banks’ websites are being
targeted with what are called denial-of-service attacks that flood a website with communication
requests.

Huntington said at the time that it had not been affected by the attacks.